The Auxiliary of HackensackUMC Completes its $2.5 Million Dollar Pledge

The Auxiliary of HackensackUMC reached a milestone, raising a total of $444,000 from May 2014 to May 2015 to complete a pledge of $2.5 million. The funds will support programs at the Heart & Vascular Hospital and the John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC.

“We are incredibly grateful to the Auxiliary for its fundraising efforts and the remarkable accomplishment of completing its $2.5 million pledge,” said Robert C. Garrett, president and chief executive officer of the Hackensack University Health Network. “Their efforts will greatly benefit our patients and their families.”

The Auxiliary gathered to celebrate this achievement during a luncheon at Sanzari’s New Bridge Inn in New Milford, NJ. Auxiliary President Peggy Liosi presented HackensackUMC with a check for $444,000.

“It was very exciting to present that check,” said Peggy Liosi. “Every branch of the Auxiliary gave us an important boost. Our volunteers do this out of the goodness of their hearts and we have a lot to cheer about.”

Funds raised this year were generated through various Auxiliary sources, including Corner Shops and Green Caboose Thrift Shop sales and employee branch events.

“The Auxiliary’s significant fundraising achievement will make a meaningful difference in supporting our patients and programs,” said Helen A. Cunning, vice president, development-strategic campaigns, HackensackUMC Foundation. “We are so appreciative of their dedication and partnership.”

Established in 1980 as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the HackensackUMC Foundation raises funds that support the diverse programs and services at the medical center. The Foundation accepts contributions in the form of direct cash gifts and pledges, matching corporate gifts, planned gifts and naming opportunities. For more information on upcoming events or ways to donate, please call 551-996-3720 or visit HackensackUMCFoundation.org.

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The Auxiliary of HackensackUMC reached a milestone, raising a total of $444,000 from May 2014 to May 2015 to complete a pledge of $2.5 million. The funds will support programs at the Heart & Vascular Hospital and the John Theurer Cancer Center at HackensackUMC.

HackensackUMC, a nonprofit teaching and research hospital located in Bergen County, NJ, is the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient services in the state. Founded in 1888 as the county’s first hospital, it is the flagship hospital of Hackensack University Health Network, one of the largest health networks in the state comprised of 1,250 beds, nearly 10,000 employees and 2,700 credentialed physicians. HackensackUMC was listed as the number one hospital in New Jersey and is proud to be among one of 30 hospitals to have received 10 or more (11) nationally-ranked specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 Best Hospital rankings. One of only five of these hospitals was rated “High Performing” in all categories of Best Hospitals for Common Care in 2015. HackensackUMC is one of Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals™ for nine years in a row, and received the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ 13 years in a row. The medical center has also been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital, is one of the top 25 green hospitals in the country according to Practice Greenhealth, and received 23 Gold Seals of Approval™ by the Joint Commission – more than any other hospital in the country. It was the first hospital in New Jersey and second in the nation to become a Magnet® recognized hospital for nursing excellence; receiving its fifth consecutive designation in 2014. HackensackUMC has created an entire campus of award-winning care, including: the John Theurer Cancer Center; the Heart & Vascular Hospital; and the Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, which houses the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Children’s Hospital and Donna A. Sanzari Women’s Hospital, and was designed with The Deirdre Imus Environmental Health Center. It was listed on the Green Guide’s list of Top 10 Green Hospitals in the U.S. HackensackUMC is the Hometown Hospital of the New York Giants and the New York Red Bulls and was Official Medical Services Provider to The Barclays PGA Golf Tournament and the NY/NJ Super Bowl XLV111 Host Committee. It remains committed to its community through fundraising and community events. To learn more, visit: www.HackensackUMC.org.

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